Lenovo ThinkCentre A30 Hardware Maintenance Manual (HMM) for ThinkCentre 2296, - Page 56

Removing, drive, Installing

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Removing a drive 1. Remove the cover. See "Removing the cover" on page 32. 2. Pivot the drive-bay latch handle toward the front of the computer and then pivot the appropriate drive-bay cage upward, as shown, until latched in the upright position. Notes: a. Both drive-bay cages pivot in the same manner. b. You can lift the drive-bay cages out of the chassis to make it easier to remove and install the drives. c. Take note of the location of any cables you disconnect. You might have to disconnect cables to other drives to gain access to the drive you are removing. 3. Disconnect the signal cable and power supply cable from the drive being replaced. 4. Remove any screws that secure the drive. Not all drives have screws. Installing a drive 1. Make sure the drive that you are installing is set correctly as either a master or a slave device. Jumper the new drive the same as the drive being replaced. 50 Hardware Maintenance Manual

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Removing
a
drive
1.
Remove
the
cover.
See
“Removing
the
cover”
on
page
32.
2.
Pivot
the
drive-bay
latch
handle
toward
the
front
of
the
computer
and
then
pivot
the
appropriate
drive-bay
cage
upward,
as
shown,
until
latched
in
the
upright
position.
Notes:
a.
Both
drive-bay
cages
pivot
in
the
same
manner.
b.
You
can
lift
the
drive-bay
cages
out
of
the
chassis
to
make
it
easier
to
remove
and
install
the
drives.
c.
Take
note
of
the
location
of
any
cables
you
disconnect.
You
might
have
to
disconnect
cables
to
other
drives
to
gain
access
to
the
drive
you
are
removing.
3.
Disconnect
the
signal
cable
and
power
supply
cable
from
the
drive
being
replaced.
4.
Remove
any
screws
that
secure
the
drive.
Not
all
drives
have
screws.
Installing
a
drive
1.
Make
sure
the
drive
that
you
are
installing
is
set
correctly
as
either
a
master
or
a
slave
device.
Jumper
the
new
drive
the
same
as
the
drive
being
replaced.
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Hardware
Maintenance
Manual